{"product_id":"irish-americans-william-watson-9781610694667","title":"Irish Americans: The History and Culture of a People","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVirtually every aspect of American culture has been influenced by Irish immigrants and their descendants. This encyclopedia tells the full story of the Irish-American experience, covering immigration, assimilation, and achievement.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Irish have had a significant impact on America across three centuries, helping to shape politics, law, labor, war, literature, journalism, entertainment, business, sports, and science. This encyclopedia explores why the Irish came to America, where they settled, and how their distinctive Irish-American identity was formed. Well-known Irish Americans are profiled, but the work also captures the essence of everyday life for Irish-Americans as they have assimilated, established communities, and interacted with other ethnic groups. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe approximately 200 entries in this comprehensive, one-stop reference are organized into four themes: the context of Irish-American emigration; political and economic life; cultural and religious life; and literature, the arts, and popular culture. Each section offers a historical overview of the subject matter, and the work is enriched by a selection of primary documents.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William E. Watson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 161069466X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781610694667\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e ABC-CLIO\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 544\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.92lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.15h x 7.71w x 1.46d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/15\/2015 pg. 130\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2015 pg. 1484","brand":"William E. Watson","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44540735553791,"sku":"9781610694667","price":110.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d1cfea08-3e6f-409c-8fbb-5c6a641245a8.jpg?v=1700589574","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/irish-americans-william-watson-9781610694667","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}